वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-101, verse-40

एवमुक्ता हनुमता वैदेही जनकात्मजा ।
अब्रवीद्द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भर्तारं वानरोत्तम ॥४०॥

40. evamuktā hanumatā vaidehī janakātmajā ,
abravīddraṣṭumicchāmi bhartāraṃ vānarottama.

40. evam uktā hanumatā vaidehī janakātmajā
abravīt draṣṭum icchāmi bhartāram vānarottama

40. hanumatā evam uktā vaidehī janakātmajā
abravīt vānarottama bhartāram draṣṭum icchāmi

40. Thus addressed by Hanumān, Vaidehī, the daughter of Janaka, said, 'O best among monkeys, I wish to see my husband.'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken to, addressed, said

• हनुमता (hanumatā) - by Hanuman

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (daughter of Videha)

• जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - daughter of Janaka, Sītā

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Refers to Rama. (husband, supporter, master)

• वानरोत्तम (vānarottama) - Referring to Hanuman, the chief among monkeys. (O best of monkeys, O excellent monkey)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken to, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root `vac` (to speak) which changes to `uc` in passive participles. `vac` > `uc` > `ukta`.

Root: vac (class 2)

हनुमता (hanumatā) - by Hanuman

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (a monkey chief, son of Vayu)

Possessive adjective derived from Hanu (jaw) + mat (possessing). Used as a proper noun.

Note: Agent in a passive construction (`uktā`).

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Sītā (daughter of Videha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - princess of Videha, Sītā (daughter of Janaka, king of Videha)

Feminine patronymic from Videha (the kingdom of Janaka).

Note: Coreferent with `janakātmajā`.

जनकात्मजा (janakātmajā) - daughter of Janaka, Sītā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janakātmajā

janakātmajā - daughter of Janaka, Sītā

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmajā)

• janaka – father, begetter, Janaka (king of Videha)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root `jan` (to be born, produce).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ātmajā – daughter (literally 'self-born')
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of `ātmaja` (son, daughter). Compound of `ātman` (self) + `ja` (born).

Note: Coreferent with `vaidehī`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular. Reduplicated root, a-augment.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Verb for `vaidehī`.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dṛś

Infinitive

From root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `tumun`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of `icchāmi`.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense

1st person singular. Root `iṣ` in `śna` class (4th class), becoming `icchati`.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Main verb of Sītā's direct speech.

भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - Refers to Rama. (husband, supporter, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - bearer, supporter, maintainer, lord, master, husband

Agent Noun

From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support, maintain) with suffix `tṛ`.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to Rama.

वानरोत्तम (vānarottama) - Referring to Hanuman, the chief among monkeys. (O best of monkeys, O excellent monkey)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vānarottama

vānarottama - best among monkeys

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vānara+uttama)

• vānara – monkey, ape, belonging to monkeys
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of `ud`.

Note: Addressed to Hanuman.

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